# faux pas

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌfəʊ ˈpɑː/

## Definitions
1. An embarrassing or tactless blunder.

## Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French faux pas (“faux pas, blunder; misstep, false step”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/faux-pas